Zhang Xiaolong still had a trace of doubt in his heart, but he still began to pack his things and prepare to go to the next stop, Hangcheng.

He is reluctant to give up on the Weibo project, after all, it has made him famous in the industry.

Looking back on his professional resume, the most dazzling stroke is no longer QQ mailbox, but Weibo.

However, as a large company, the necessary spirit of contract is indispensable.

Since Liu Yun has an agreement with the high-level management of Sina, even if he is reluctant, he can't let the boss break the contract.

Zhang Xiaolong still has a doubt, the boss's next step is to develop an app for Apple mobile phones.

Although the Apple series of products has always been a symbol of identity and grade, for example, among students, anyone who can take out an Apple notebook will always have a sense of superiority.

In the future, users will inevitably bring this sense of superiority from the PC to the phone.

"Apple's mobile phone has not officially entered the mainland market, and its market share in the mobile phone market is also insignificant. ”

With doubts and incomprehension, Zhang Xiaolong stepped on the bullet train from Shanghai to Hangzhou.

However, his departure does not mean that Yoyo has lost control of Weibo, and Liu Yun's old classmate Li Hui, as the company's shareholder representative, will still stay there.

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August 31, 2008.

California, USA, the weather is sunny and sunny.

Some people praise California for being favored by God and enjoying all kinds of benefits.

The time, the place, the people.

If you consider California as an independent economy, its economy has surpassed the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy in the world in 2018.

There is Silicon Valley, known as the world's IT mecca, Hollywood, an entertainment center, and world-renowned professional teams, such as the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors.

Walking through the streets here, the sky is cloudless, the eyes are warm, the climate is pleasant, and the sky is intoxicatingly blue.

Almost all the rich people in the world will buy real estate here, and Liu Yun also germinated this idea at this time, even if he does not live for a long time, it is a good way to use it as a place for his vacation.

At 9:30 a.m., Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, started the Android launch conference on time at the multi-purpose venue.

The venue is very simple, and it can even be described as simple, especially the chairs, which are small and hard, and you can tell that they will not be very comfortable to sit on at a glance.

However, everyone had to sit down without showing any dissatisfaction, and everyone looked intently at Andy Rubin, the father of Android who came on stage to start speaking.

The guy was still the same old look, wearing his 10,000-year-old standard - jeans, dark suit, plaid shirt, no tie.

Liu Yun's position is not bad, sitting in the third position in the second row, on his right is Wu Qiang, the head of the mobile phone company who came together, and on his left is a strange middle-aged Asian man.

The two just nodded and did not communicate, but judging by the temperament, he judged that this person was from South Korea.

For many Westerners, it is difficult to distinguish the difference between China, Japan and South Korea, but the people of the three countries are often able to accurately distinguish the nationality of the other.

In the first row, he saw an acquaintance, Wang Xuehong, the chairman of HTC. Her appearance here was completely expected by Liu Yun, after all, HTC's mobile phone will be the first Android system, and for this company, this is a battle with no way out.

Wang Xuehong saw Liu Yun, just nodded silently, did not show surprise, there are many mobile phone manufacturers who came here today, Samsung, Nokia, Motorola and other world-renowned mobile phone manufacturers, have sent representatives, and Yoyo will be no exception.

Liu Yun looked at the stage, and PPT began to play on the big screen in the background, and some English songs that he didn't understand were played.

Today, Andy Rubin is not only the head of Android, he is also the vice president of mobile platforms and the vice president of engineering at Google.

So many titles were put on his head, like a bright halo, radiant.

Not so long ago, Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, spoke of him with some disdain: "His so-called Android system just plagiarized my idea, this damn thief." ”

It's a pity that such words didn't cause any waves, except for those who are loyal fans of Apple products.

The IOS system is a closed, not open source system, Apple's ambition is to directly monopolize the software and hardware of mobile phones, and eventually create a situation where they eat alone and dominate the family, then they can set the rules of the game as they like, and various patent fees can also continue to enter their pockets.

As a result, it will inevitably cause hostility from global mobile phone manufacturers.

In the PC market, Microsoft won the market, while Apple won the ...... This scene will be repeated in the mobile market.

Jobs's complaints and dissatisfaction, no one cared. Various mobile phone manufacturers, including Liu Yun, are happy to see this powerful enemy constantly complaining.

When the promotional video of the PPT ended, Andy Rubin appeared in the applause of the crowd.

In his speech, his tone was as calm and rational as ever, and his every word and action revealed a strong engineer's thinking and temperament.

gave Liu Yun the feeling that he was telling the audience what he was doing, what he planned to do, and what he wanted to do.

He also joked to himself: "I heard that the one from Apple accused me of plagiarizing his ideas, what do you think?"

Everyone present let out a meaningful smile. No one raised any objections, the people who came here today are Apple's opponents, and the people in front of them may become their partners.

Andy Rubin looked around at everyone's expressions, then showed a confident look and said: "Apple's self-enclosed nature makes it necessary for innovation to come from within. Whereas, Android is open-source and allows modifications. It allows manufacturers to change the version according to their own hardware, so that they can better adapt to the hardware and form a good combination with it. ”

This sentence, like a small stone, was thrown into the plain lake, setting off bursts of ripples.

He is an experienced and rich entrepreneur, as long as these manufacturers are ultimately needed, and this sentence hits the nail on the head.

All in all, the core message of the speech is that even if today's Android system is not perfect, it is still improving little by little, and it needs more money and more partners to fight Apple's hegemony together.

However, when Andy Rubin mentioned the word "hegemony", the representatives of Samsung and Nokia in the audience invariably voiced disdain.

In their opinion, Apple is very early away from the word "hegemony" in the mobile phone market, which is 108,000 miles.

Liu Yun's expression was much more solemn, and he thought about what kind of attitude he should take to talk to Andy Rubin.

As for the next, what the other party said was basically the same, and Liu Yun was no longer interested.

He has his own ideas in mind: there are many large companies in Silicon Valley, good salaries, and many top talents in IT. I'm thinking of building a branch here.

For example, you can rent a few offices here, build a branch of Youxin, and part of the R&D work can be completed by the technicians here.

While Liu Yun was thinking about the next step, Andy Rubin's speech came to an end.

Everyone at the venue gave warm applause. But neither he nor Liu Yun himself could guess whether such applause was out of politeness or because he really appreciated it.

Liu Yun took Wu Qiang and walked out of the back door silently, and then made a big circle and came to Andy Rubin's office.

They had appointments, so Andy Rubin's assistant, didn't do anything to get in the way.

LIU YUN'S FAME IN THE UNITED STATES IS NOT SMALL, BECAUSE HE HAS A COMPARISON OBJECT, FACEBOOK FOUNDER ZUCKERBERG.

Both of them are very young and started their businesses in college, so the media always compares the two men.

Especially in the fixed mindset of many Americans, being able to start a great Internet company in college can only happen in their country.

Liu Yun's birth, and the yoyo behind him, overturned this notion.

So when Liu Yun offered to meet Andy Rubin, the other party agreed without hesitation.

"Hello, Mr. Liu, it's a pleasure to meet you. When he saw Liu Yun coming in, he took the initiative to get up and shake hands.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Rubin. Liu Yun smiled, "Starting today, you have a brand new title." ”

"What title?"

"The father of Android. ”

Andy Rubin was slightly stunned, this title surprised him a little, after all, the Android system has just been launched, and wearing such a high hat is really a little unexpected.

He shook his head and said, "Mr. Liu is too famous, I can't afford to be called this title." If the Android system is not included in the market, it will eventually be eliminated. The title of the father of Android is ironic. ”

The meaning of these words can be understood by Liu Yun. If it is a failed factory, it is obviously full of ridicule and ridicule to be named the founder "Father of XX".

"His confidence in the Android system is not as confident as he was in the speech just now. ”

Liu Yun, who is good at subtle observation, quickly and keenly captured such a possibility.

It is no wonder that it is inevitable that people in the world will have vigilant faith in a new thing.

Unlike Apple, although the IOS system on that side is also a new thing, it is after all a child of my own family, and it will definitely be vigorously promoted and supported.

But these mobile phone manufacturers and Android, as well as Google behind it, are two companies that have nothing to do with each other, and they want to change the operating system of their mobile phones to Android, which is by no means an overnight thing.

Liu Yun also noticed that HTC was not a good partner for Andy Rubin.

It's a kind of sixth sense on his part, and if Android's partner becomes Nokia or Samsung, Andy Rubin's confidence may be even stronger.

After all, in the world of mobile phones, today's HTC is simply insignificant, which is why he is worried.

"Mr. Rubin, Yoyo also has its own mobile phone industry, although its history is still very short. Liu Yun said with a smile after sitting down, and introduced Wu Qiang beside him, who is the person in charge of the mobile phone company.

"I understand. Andy Rubin nodded, he had done it beforehand, and the other party had only released a seemingly rudimentary music phone, and its presence in this market was even inferior to HTC

Of course, Yoyo is also a large company, but before it went public, its valuation is difficult to judge, taking Tencent at that time as an example, its market value is about 22 billion US dollars, Baidu is 16 billion US dollars, and Ali's market value is 11.2 billion US dollars, but Ali is only listed in Hong Kong B2B business, so this market value is only part of its value.

If Ali were to be fully valued, its market capitalization would be very close to Tencent.

But it's even more complicated when it comes to Yoyo's valuation, which has been declining since 2008, and for an Internet company, profit margins can seriously affect the company's valuation.

In 2008, Yoyo's market capitalization increased less than the other three companies.

Therefore, the valuation of industry insiders for Yoyo is about 20 billion US dollars, which is higher than Baidu, but slightly lower than Tencent and Alibaba.

Of course, Yoyo also has an advantage, the company shares in the hands of the founder Liu Yun occupy an absolute dominant position, which is not comparable to the two horses.

Andy Rubin's idea is simple, the more partners, the better, so Yoyo also wants to adopt Android, and he must be supportive.

But Liu Yun's purpose is far from this: "Mr. Rubin, I hope that YOYO's Android smartphone can become a new generation of machine kings early next year." ”

Jihuang is a representative smart phone, which can enjoy the best logistical technical support from Google, the most complete hardware testing, and the most publicity.

Andy Rubin glanced at Liu Yun with some surprise, and replied with a slight groan: "Mr. Liu, we have reached an agreement with HTC, and the Android machine king within two years will come from HTC mobile phones." We can't betray our partners. ”

Liu Yun smiled indifferently, and changed his words: "Mr. Rubin, the first Android machine to be released next month, HTC G1, how many sales do you think there will be?"

Andy Rubin shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly: "The first one is just an experimental product, so that users can understand our products and make a certain amount of popularity, and I don't care how much it sells." Stronger than Apple, the first iPhone didn't sell very well, but their second was a success. ”

Liu Yun suddenly interjected: "So, we are already lagging behind. The first Android machine can allow failure and unsuccess, but the second phone cannot have a way back. HTC's corporate strength can't take on such a heavy responsibility. ”

"Is Yoyo okay then?"

Liu Yun glanced at Wu Qiang, and he realized that it was time to speak for himself.

Wu Qiang took a deep breath, took out a document, and said with a smile: "Mr. Rubin, you should know about Huawei, right?"

Hearing the word Huawei, Andy Rubin sat upright, showed a look of admiration, and said: "Of course I know, this is a communication equipment company comparable to Cisco, and it can be regarded as the greatest company in China at present." ”

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